{"id":12962,"date":"2015-07-09T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=12962"},"modified":"2015-07-08T17:23:20","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T21:23:20","slug":"new-dod-special-ed-regs-level-the-playing-field-for-military-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/new-dod-special-ed-regs-level-the-playing-field-for-military-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"New DoD Special Ed Regs Level the Playing Field for Military Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"New%20DoD%20Special%20Ed%20Regs%20Level%20the%20Playing%20Field%20for%20Military%20Kids\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float: right; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/istock\/mil.girl.flag.jpg\" alt=\"teen girl in front of US flag\" width=\"180\" height=\"120\" \/>On June 25, DoD issued their new Special Education Regulations which affect children with disabilities who are educated in their DoD schools.<\/p>\n<p>Many schools on military bases are operated by the local school district in that region and the schools are not operated by the DoD.<\/p>\n<p>These new regs do not apply in those instances.<\/p>\n<p>Instead IDEA 2004 and our current US Dept of Ed regs apply in the same manner as any child with a disability attending a public school.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Most of the schools operated by DoD on their bases in continental USA are located in the southeast states, such as NC, GA, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Those children with disabilities and their parents <em>had fewer rights<\/em> than if the on-base school was operated by the local school district.<\/p>\n<p>The US Dept of Ed&#8217;s special education regulations (34 CFR Part 300) do not apply to the Department of Defense.<\/p>\n<p>For example.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>1.<\/strong> There was no right to a &#8220;Comparable IEP&#8221; if the child with an IEP transferred from a civilian school to a DoD school.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>2.<\/strong> There was no right to file an &#8220;Administrative Complaint&#8221; and the military parent&#8217;s sole recourse was to request a DP Hearing.<\/p>\n<p>In a number of instances those on-base DoD schools operated independent of the base command who often felt quite frustrated on behalf of their families.<\/p>\n<p>The new regulations have helped to level the playing field for the military child with special needs being educated in a DoD school.<\/p>\n<p>On our website&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/dod.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Military &amp; DoD Special Education <\/span><\/a>page you&#8217;ll find<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a discussion about the new regs<\/li>\n<li>a direct link to the regs<\/li>\n<li>how best to analyze and understand them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more, please go to:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/dod.index.htm\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/dod.index.htm<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 25, DoD issued their new Special Education Regulations which affect children with disabilities who are educated in their DoD schools. 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